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| Sean Jones agrees to deal with Buccaneers (AP) |
17 Mar 2010 at 2:46pm
| Free agent safety Sean Jones has agreed to a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team announced the deal Wednesday. Jones played for Philadelphia last season after spending the first five years of his career with the Cleveland Browns. He started nine games with the Eagles, finishing with 72 tackles, one sack and two interceptions. |
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| Ex-coach Dungy speaks to inmates in South Carolina (AP) |
16 Mar 2010 at 3:09pm
| Tony Dungy stood before more than 1,700 prisoners Tuesday, sharing a smile and message of hope that has become his life's work. The former NFL championship coach said he recently visited an inmate in Florida that he had ministered to nearly 10 years ago. The prisoner thanked Dungy for changing his mental and spiritual outlook. |
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| Buccaneers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
15 Mar 2010 at 6:40pm
The Bucs finally made a move for a veteran receiver.
Tampa Bay acquired Eagles receiver Reggie Brown for a sixth round pick in 2011.
The 29-year-old Brown originally was a second-round pick in 2005 out of Georgia and very productive early in his career. But he slipped steadily on the Eagles' depth chart the past two seasons and was their fifth receiver. Brown was inactive for the first two games of the 2009 season, starting just one game when Jeremy Maclin was injured.
Brown caught only nine passes for 155 yards and no touchdowns last season. In 2008, Brown was plagued by injuries and lost his starting job to DeSean Jackson. Eventually, he fell behind Jason Avant and Kevin Curtis and was inactive for their NFC playoff game against the Cardinals. Contrast the... |
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| Bucs sign LB Jon Alston (AP) |
12 Mar 2010 at 6:03pm
| The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed free agent linebacker Jon Alston. The club announced the deal Friday. Alston was a third-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams in 2006. He spent the past three seasons with the Oakland Raiders, appearing in 39 games with eight starts. |
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| Bucs acquire WR Brown from Eagles for draft pick (AP) |
8 Mar 2010 at 8:12pm
| The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have acquired wide receiver Reggie Brown from the Philadelphia Eagles for a sixth-round pick in the 2011 draft. The deal was announced by both teams Monday, the fourth day of free agency. The 29-year-old Brown has 177 career receptions and 17 touchdowns. Brown was selected third in the second round of the 2005 draft after playing four years at the University of Georgia. |
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| Buccaneers release Bidwell, 2 others (AP) |
4 Mar 2010 at 5:18pm
| The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released punters Josh Bidwell and Dirk Johnson and reserve cornerback Torrie Cox. The moves Thursday came hours before the start of the NFL's free agency period. Bidwell spent six seasons with the Bucs after joining them as an unrestricted free agent in 2004. Johnson appeared in 11 games last season, filling in for the injured Bidwell, who did not play after... |
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